It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

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It appeals especially to children with mental health problems that make them vulnerable and open to persuasion.

It undermines parental choice in caring for their children and their ability to refuse experimental and unsafe medical interventions. All in all, It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity is a wonderful children's book about the concept of gender identity told in a sweet and child friendly manner. When our friend's 11 year old (AFAB) affirmed his identity as a boy, we gave them a copy of the book to share with their friends and it really helped them as well.

These objections are sometimes associated with bigotry around alternative sexualities, but that is a distraction, because many gay and lesbian voices are no less outraged at this form of gender theory. Noah Grigni's illustrations are FANTASTIC and I hope this is only the first of many more books they illustrate! For instance, it displays adults standing about, hands on chin, looking puzzled, unable to decide what the sex of a new baby is, BECAUSE the baby is unable to tell them, so it says they make a guess. It is associated with movements to deprive girls of safe spaces, especially single sex school toilets and changing rooms. This book introduces the concept of gender identity to children, explaining the typical terminology that children will encounter in today's society, but despite its good intentions, gentle approach, and message of acceptance, it's likely to confuse more kids than it consoles.

The narrative offers an inclusive primer about gender that integrates vocabulary words and definitions into the texts that is so simplistic that the target audience could understand. It's not like hearing those words makes you trans, just like reading books with queer representation doesn't turn you gay (if only! Okay, a little more - love the illustrations and love the simple explanations that will hopefully give people a better idea of language surrounding gender and gender identity. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity is a children's picture book written by Theresa Thorn and illustrated by Noah Grigni, which introduces the concept of gender identity to young readers. This picture book belongs in every school and library: it is not just essential for those with gender nonconforming children in their lives, it is also a critical tool for discussing issues of gender identity and expression in a way that is empathetic, respectful, and affirming.

I think this is a great book for those members of society who want to be sure their children grow up with every option open and available to them. Perhaps the most insidious is the misleading appeal that we learn to be kind to people who are different, an appeal to our good nature that works to disarm our critical faculties; seeking out the truth and opposing a harmful ideology does not entail being unkind or intolerant to its victims. As a 70 year old woman, it's hard for me to believe that this situation arises as frequently as this book may imply. Noah graduated from Lesley University in 2018, with a BFA in illustration and a minor in creative writing.